Anonymous ID: 2f6b7a Oct. 7, 2021, 2 p.m. No.14741339   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

"Eighteen former NBA players, including former Celtics player Glen โ€œBig Babyโ€ Davis [pictured], have been arrested and charged with defrauding the NBAโ€™s Health and Welfare Benefit Plan out of $4 million. Terrence Williams, 11th overall in the 2009 NBA draft by the then-New Jersey Nets, was named as the alleged ringleader of the scheme, according to the indictment. Those false claims totaled about $3.9 million and the players received about $2.5 million in fraudulent proceeds, the indictment said. The ex-players are accused of submitting false reimbursement claims from around 2017 to 2020 for medical and dental services that were not actually purchased, according to an indictment filed in federal court in the Southern District of New York, or SDNY. The FBI arrested 16 of the defendants Thursday morning in 12 districts across the country, said Michael Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBIโ€™s New York Field office. A few of the false claims were also for identical reported procedures on the same day, according to Strauss. For example, three players claimed to have had root canals on the same six teeth on April 30, 2016 and crowns on the same six teeth on May 11, 2016.

The list also includes William Bynum, who spent most of his career with the Detroit Pistons; Christopher โ€œSupreme Beyโ€ Douglas-Roberts, former player for the then-New Jersey Nets; Melvin Ely, who played for five NBA teams; and Jamario Moon, who played for five NBA teams as well. Others include: Darius Miles, former player for the Los Angeles Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers; Eddie Robinson, who played for the Charlotte Hornets and the Chicago Bills; Anthony Wroten, who played for the Memphis Grizzlies and the Philadelphia 76ers; Milton Palacio, who played for six NBA teams; and Ruben Patterson, who played for six teams."

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/07/18-former-nba-players-charged-in-alleged-4-million-health-insurance-fraud.html